昭昭

Chinese

		illustrious; manifest	illustrious; manifest
simp. and trad. (昭昭)		昭	昭

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhāozhāo

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄠㄓㄠ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhāozhāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄠㄓㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhaojhao
  - Wade–Giles: chao¹-chao¹
  - Yale: jāu-jāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaujau
  - Palladius: чжаочжао (čžaočžao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Adjective

昭昭

(literary) bright; brilliant
(literary) understanding; enlightened
- 沌沌兮，俗人昭昭，我獨若昏。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  沌沌兮，俗人昭昭，我独若昏。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Tao Te Ching, 4^th century BCE
  Dùndùn xī, súrén zhāozhāo, wǒ dú ruò hūn. [Pinyin]
  I am in a state of chaos. Ordinary men look bright and intelligent, while I alone seem to be benighted.
(literary) clear; obvious; notable; prominent

Derived terms

以其昏昏，使人昭昭 (yǐqíhūnhūn, shǐrénzhāozhāo)
昭昭天命 (zhāozhāo tiānmìng)

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